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Well, the day has come. The Xccelerator is not longer listed on the bass guitars landing page on the Kiesel site. We knew the day was was coming, but I didn't read or hear anything about a specific termination date. Did Jeff announce one on a video stream or anything?

The Xccelerator is a great bass and moved Kiesel forward in a couple positive ways: providing a platform for the SCP in a non-P style bass as well as serving as the first Kiesel model to feature carbon fiber reinforcement rods in the neck as a standard feature.

Greg Emm wrote:Well, the day has come. The Xccelerator is not longer listed on the bass guitars landing page on the Kiesel site. We knew the day was was coming, but I didn't read or hear anything about a specific termination date. Did Jeff announce one on a video stream or anything?

The Xccelerator is a great bass and moved Kiesel forward in a couple positive ways: providing a platform for the SCP in a non-P style bass as well as serving as the first Kiesel model to feature carbon fiber reinforcement rods in the neck as a standard feature.

....by providing the beloved split on a bass that doesn't require a (dreaded) pickguard.....

I'm so glad, I ordered one. The Xccelerator is such a great bass. It's hard for me to see all those headless basses staying and to let this great design go. Sorry, Jeff, in my opinion the design of those basses is not that cool and aggressive as the Xccerlerator. The good thing is, that the Xcellerator is a very robust bass. So, it will stay with me a long time.

I can't understand, that people prefer an LB to an X44/54/64... but tastes differ.

The Aries may be an alternative, but it has a bolt on neck and surely does not sound that gentle.

Those carved edges are nice. That's absolutely right. Happy to see, that Kiesel basses do draw a bit of interest.

Mine did that, too. It has an deep aquaburst quilt top. I played the X54 in a brass band. Someone said: "In the very bright spot light, it looked like a blue waterfall." Alright. That was an important proof: A Metal-Axe works in a big band

1. Well, both of these beauties are BEFORE they re-branded (2004 jet black LB70P; 2012 claro/HAN fretless LB70). That is to say, "Carvin" was the company back then.

2. IME/IMO no such thing as a "metal axe" etc. That is to say, the tone is in the hands. For example, P bass played by Steve Harris vs Carol Kaye; Ric played by Lemmy vs Maurice Gibb (Bee Gee's). We could build similar lists for other basses.

Greg Emm wrote:Well, the day has come. The Xccelerator is not longer listed on the bass guitars landing page on the Kiesel site. We knew the day was was coming, but I didn't read or hear anything about a specific termination date. Did Jeff announce one on a video stream or anything?

The Xccelerator is a great bass and moved Kiesel forward in a couple positive ways: providing a platform for the SCP in a non-P style bass as well as serving as the first Kiesel model to feature carbon fiber reinforcement rods in the neck as a standard feature.

No, the Bromberg line had carbpon fiber rods first. Before the Xcellerator even existed. It wasn't selling, regardless of how nice it may have been.

Greg Emm wrote:"No, the Bromberg line had carbpon fiber rods first. Before the Xcellerator even existed."

Clarification appreciated. And yes, Jeff has made it clear that models that do not sell will be deleted from the catalog.

My Bromberg is older than the Xcellerator and has them. It was the only one of their basses available with carbon fiber reinforcements at the time and was a big selling point in my decision between that and an Icon. That's my clarification.

Greg Emm wrote:"No, the Bromberg line had carbpon fiber rods first. Before the Xcellerator even existed."

Clarification appreciated. And yes, Jeff has made it clear that models that do not sell will be deleted from the catalog.

My Bromberg is older than the Xcellerator and has them. It was the only one of their basses available with carbon fiber reinforcements at the time and was a big selling point in my decision between that and an Icon. That's my clarification.

Yeah. "Clarification appreciated" was my unclear way of saying "Thank you for the clarification, I appreciate it." Apologies for any confusion.

Shoot, I use my X64 for just about anything BUT metal. Below is a link to a video I posted to FaceBook of me and my X64 at an outdoor gig a couple of weeks ago. Pardon the shenanigans before the music started, and for the odd anomalies in the recording (no idea why my phone was doing that) but it comes around from time to time and you get the idea.

My X44 arrived three two weeks ago and I want to share my experiences.

The look is really great, but my camera is not able to catch the great night burst finish.

I chose a walnut body and neck and I love it. It has some sort of natural compression in it. If you change from finger to pick to slap, the level is pretty the same. The playability is comfortable, however I will lower the strings a little bit.

The finish is perfect. Looks like bright glass. Really great. The neck profile is a little thicker and wider than a Jazz Bass, what is perfect for me.

Sound is great - and it is just so beautiful - so we have dual use: a great bass and a beautiful wooden statue in the room.

I chose evo frets, which can also be found in another version on Warwick basses. I liked it very much on my streamer some years ago, that's why I decided to choose evo frets. It looks great with all the golden hardware and logo. I thought, the color fits well to the color of the trumpetes, trombones and saxophones etc. in our big band.

It's pretty sad, that Kiesel will not offer the Xccelerator anymore. However - my X44 an my X54 is ready to groove here. I'm really happy to have ordered it. Unfortunately I never ordered an AC40, which is the best acoustic bass ever made.

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